Wire-fence.



No. 788,497. I PATENTED APR. 25,1905. J. M. ST. JOHN.

WIRE FENCE.

APPLIOA'I'ION FILLED FEB. 29,1904

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UNITED STATES Patented April 25, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

JUSTIN M. ST. JOHN, OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO J. M. DENNING, OFCEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA.

WIRE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,497, dated April25, 1905.

Application filed February 29, 1994- Serial No. 195,943-

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JUs'rIN M. ST. JOHN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cedar Rapids, in the county of Linn and State of Iowa, haveinvented'certain new and useful Improvements in Wire Fences, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to wire fences composed of a number oflongitudinal strandwires and plural stay or cross wires connecting themand formed of sections of wire spanning the spaces between thestrand-wires, secured to said strand-wires and to each other.

The object of the invention is to produce a neat and strong fence ofthis type with an improved knot or tie to connect the sections ofstay-wire to each other and to the strandwires.

The nature of the invention will clearly appear from the description andclaims following, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, inwhich a portion of fence is shown fully illustrating the invention.

In the drawing, A designates the horizontal strand-wires, and B thetransverse staywires. These are made in sections of varying length,according to the relative spacing between the strand wires. At the outerstrand-wires the attachment is a simple coil O. At intermediate wiresthe connection must be to a strand-wire and also to another section ofstay-wire. This is accomplished by making a bend in one stay-wire at D,so that a short portion of the stay-wire lies practically parallel withthe strand-wire. I Around the two is then wrapped or coiled the end ofthe other stay-wire, as shown. The tie is completed by turning back overthe coil so formed the extending end of the stay-wire embraced by saidcoil, forming a loop or eye E. An unfinished knot at the right showsclearly the formation of the same. The completed knot gives thestay-Wires a firm grip on each other and the connected strand -wires,making a connection not likely to slip sidewise nor allow thestrand-wires to be easily spread apart.

The finished fence has a neat and symmetrical appearance.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A wire fence comprising a plurality of longitudinal strand-wires, anda plurality of transverse stay-wires spanning the spaces between thestrand-wires, the ends of the'outer series of stay-wires being coiledaround the outer strand-wires, and one end of each intermediatestay-wire being looped in the plane of the stay-wires, and the end ofthe connecting stay-wire being coiled to embrace the strand-wire and theadjacent part of said loop, the coil passing through said loop,substantially as shown and described.

2. In a wire fence composed of a plurality of longitudinal strand-wires,and transverse stay-wires spanning the spaces between said strand-wires,the described knot or tie for connecting ends of stay-wires, the samecomprising a loop formed at the end of one staywire in the plane of thestrand-wires, and a coil at the end of theconnecting stay-wire embracingthe strand-wire and the portion of said loop lying adjacent thereto, thecoil passing through said loop, substantially as shown and described.

3. A wire fence composed of a plurality of longitudinal strand-wires,and a plurality of transverse stay wires spanning the spaces between thestrand-wires, said stay-wires being simply coiled around the outerstrand-wires, but as to intermediate strand wires being coiled at oneend and looped at the other, the loop being in the plane of thestrand-Wires, and the coil passing through it and embracing thestrand-wire and a part of saidcoil lying adjacent thereto.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JUSTIN M. ST. JOHN.

Witnesses:

FRANK FILIP, ROBERT ZoLLINeER.

